Despatch Co-ordinator

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 24,300 - 29,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual pay review

25 days + bank holidays

13% pension

Life assurance Enhanced maternity/pat5

Company sick pay policy

Flexible benefits package

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment Ltd in Plymouth is seeking a Despatch Coordinator to manage the end-to-end movement of customer orders from site to destination, ensuring dispatches are prepared, documented and shipped on time.

Working closely with production, sales, customers and logistics partners, you will handle export documents and maintain accurate shipping records, while ensuring compliance with site procedures and health & safety standards.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in logistics, dispatch, shipping or export administration.
• Good knowledge of export documentation and customs requirements.
• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Confident communicator, able to build effective relationships with customers, suppliers and colleagues.
• Able to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience using ERP systems such as SAP would be an advantage but is not essential.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate customer shipments from order through to dispatch.
• Prepare shipping paperwork, export documentation and customer invoices.
• Arrange transport and courier collections while liaising with freight providers.
• Keep customers and internal teams updated on shipment progress and delivery requirements.
• Process export documentation, including Certificates of Origin, ATR certificates and other customs paperwork.
• Support loading operations, process returns, maintain shipping records and ensure all dispatch activities comply with site procedures and health & safety standards.

Skills

Logistics coordination

Documentation & compliance

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Time management

Tools

SAP

Job description

Despatch Coordinator
£27,000
Monday to Friday

Yolk Recruitment are partnered with this leading high-precision manufacturing business as they continue to grow. With a strong history of secure long term contracts the business has always offered security and the opportunity to develop in a well run, world class operation, manufacturing high quality components.

You'll be responsible for coordinating the smooth movement of customer orders from site to destination, ensuring shipments are prepared, documented and dispatched efficiently. Working closely with production, sales, customers and logistics partners, you'll help ensure deliveries are completed accurately, compliantly and on schedule.

This is what you'll be doing:

• Coordinate customer shipments from order through to dispatch.
• Prepare shipping paperwork, export documentation and customer invoices.
• Arrange transport and courier collections while liaising with freight providers.
• Keep customers and internal teams updated on shipment progress and delivery requirements.
• Process export documentation, including Certificates of Origin, ATR certificates and other customs paperwork.
• Support loading operations, process returns, maintain shipping records and ensure all dispatch activities comply with site procedures and health & safety standards.

The experience you'll need in this role:

• Previous experience within logistics, dispatch, shipping or export administration.
• Good knowledge of export documentation and customs requirements.
• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Confident communicator, able to build effective relationships with customers, suppliers and colleagues.
• Able to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience using ERP systems such as SAP would be an advantage but is not essential.

And this is what you'll get in return:

• Annual pay review
• 25 days + bank holidays
• 13% pension
• Life assurance Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• Company sick pay policy
• Flexible benefits package
• Employee assistance program

Are you up to the challenge?